Stanek Tool LLC, New Berlin, Wis., a manufacturer and employee-owned business specializing in the design and production of complex hydraulic workholding fixtures and precision machined components, appointed Kevin Lichtenberg CEO. A veteran of the machine tool industry, Lichtenberg comes to Stanek Tool after nearly 28 years at Giddings & Lewis Machine Tools. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is passionate about promoting careers in the skilled trades.
“I’m honored to become part of the Stanek Tool family and to carry on the tradition of extreme customer service through our company’s focus on quality, family values and a strong work ethic,” noted Lichtenberg. “Our company motto is ‘We build solutions,’ and we’ve thrived in our niche as a precision custom workholding and machined component supplier by trying to anticipate our customers’ needs and to solve them before they become problems.”